The three whys of measles and one sad face

You may have heard that there are a number of cases of measles around the US. Yes, measles! Why are we seeing cases of measles? Because many people aren’t vaccinated which means that they could get and spread measles. Why don’t people get vaccinated? Because people believe the myth that vaccines are harmful. Yes, there are very, very rare cases of vaccine reactions, but most people who get vaccinated do well. Why don’t people believe this? Who knows.